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Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2021-01-23

★ 10TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

TL;DR

A real, working payment web app built to teach realistic software testing, complete with logins, transactions, and hundreds of example Cypress tests.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Payment web app
      Send money between accounts
      Teaches real testing
    Tech stack
      React frontend
      Express backend
      JSON file storage
    Use cases
      Learn Cypress testing
      Study full stack test patterns
      Reference test suite
    Audience
      Developers
      QA engineers
      Testing teams
    Setup
      Clone and yarn install
      Preloaded fake data
      Resets between runs

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Learn how to write Cypress tests against a real full-stack app

REASON 2

See patterns for API, UI, and unit testing side by side

REASON 3

Use as a starting reference when building your first test suite

REASON 4

Evaluate Cypress as a testing tool on a realistic example

What's in the stack?

ReactExpressTypeScriptCypressJSON

How it stacks up

yyx990803/cypress-realworld-appcodee-sh/payload-training-appjeanmeche/riegler.fr
Stars101010
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2021-01-23—2025-11-09
MaintenanceDormant—Quiet
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity2/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No database setup needed, data lives in a JSON file and resets automatically.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how the Cypress tests in this repo are organized across API, UI, and unit tests.
Prompt 2
Show me how to write a new Cypress UI test modeled on the existing ones in this repo.
Prompt 3
Walk me through how the database reset works between test runs in this app.
Prompt 4
Help me set up and run this Cypress Real World App locally with yarn.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is cypress-realworld-app?

A real, working payment web app built to teach realistic software testing, complete with logins, transactions, and hundreds of example Cypress tests.

What language is cypress-realworld-app written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes React, Express, TypeScript.

Is cypress-realworld-app actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-01-23).

How hard is cypress-realworld-app to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is cypress-realworld-app for?

Mainly developer.

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